EP0883827A4 - Low reflectivity fiber bragg grating with rectangular reflection function - Google Patents

Low reflectivity fiber bragg grating with rectangular reflection function

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EP0883827A4
EP0883827A4 EP97906505A EP97906505A EP0883827A4 EP 0883827 A4 EP0883827 A4 EP 0883827A4 EP 97906505 A EP97906505 A EP 97906505A EP 97906505 A EP97906505 A EP 97906505A EP 0883827 A4 EP0883827 A4 EP 0883827A4
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Prior art keywords
bragg grating
fiber bragg
reflection function
low reflectivity
rectangular reflection
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0883827B1 (en
EP0883827A1 (en
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Donald B Keck
Robert A Modavis
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Corning Inc
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Corning Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02057—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
    • G02B6/0208—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by their structure, wavelength response
    • G02B6/02085—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by their structure, wavelength response characterised by the grating profile, e.g. chirped, apodised, tilted, helical
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02057—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
    • G02B6/02123—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by the method of manufacture of the grating
    • G02B6/02133—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by the method of manufacture of the grating using beam interference
EP97906505A 1996-02-14 1997-02-04 Low reflectivity fiber bragg grating with rectangular reflection function Expired - Lifetime EP0883827B1 (en)

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US601201 1996-02-14
US08/601,201 US5668901A (en) 1996-02-14 1996-02-14 Low reflectivity fiber bragg grating with rectangular reflection function
PCT/US1997/001892 WO1997030365A1 (en) 1996-02-14 1997-02-04 Low reflectivity fiber bragg grating with rectangular reflection function

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EP0883827A1 EP0883827A1 (en) 1998-12-16
EP0883827A4 true EP0883827A4 (en) 1999-04-28
EP0883827B1 EP0883827B1 (en) 2003-04-23

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US (1) US5668901A (en)
EP (1) EP0883827B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1216116A (en)
AU (1) AU2118197A (en)
CA (1) CA2255061A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69721240D1 (en)
WO (1) WO1997030365A1 (en)

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CN1216116A (en) 1999-05-05
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WO1997030365A1 (en) 1997-08-21
AU2118197A (en) 1997-09-02
CA2255061A1 (en) 1997-08-21
EP0883827B1 (en) 2003-04-23
EP0883827A1 (en) 1998-12-16

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